[Air-L] MA class on orgs and tech - need reading recommendations

[Sam Ladner]

A late addition...Trebor Schulz is doing interesting work around web 2.0 and
the legions of users that build these sites:

http://www.collectivate.net/

His work is a nice foil to Wikinomics -- he asks questions about who pays
for what in this seemingly "free" world.

On Dec 10, 2007 10:53 AM, Heidelberg, Chris <Chris.Heidelberg at ssa.gov>
wrote:

> Don't forget the granddaddy of all of these books: The Media Is The
> Massage from McLuhan (1967). I used the Long Tail and Wikinomics as
> sources for my dissertation too, and they are extremely valuable books
> because they impact both social science and policy as well as web design
> because of the choices one can offer online. Vise & Malseed (2005) have
> a great on Google too. I even used both of Bill Gates' books which were
> the template for much of what is happening now (1995, 1998). Amazonia is
> also a great book too (Marcus, 2004 or 2005?).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Caroline
> Haythornthwaite
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:54 AM
> To: Nicole Ellison
> Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] MA class on orgs and tech - need reading
> recommendations
>
> I taught an Information, Technology and Organizations a few years back
> for undergrads. The syllabi are online. This is the most recent, but
> definitely out of date at this time.
>
> http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/lis201_f02.html<http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/%7Ehaythorn/lis201_f02.html>
>
> /Caroline
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:13:48 -0500
> >From: Nicole Ellison <nellison at msu.edu>
> >Subject: [Air-L] MA class on orgs and tech - need reading
> >recommendations
> >To: AOIR listserv <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> >
> >Hi all,
> >Hope you all are well! I am looking for some reading recommendations
> >for a class I'm teaching this spring. It is an MA-level course in a
> >technology-focused department with two tracks - one focused on web
> >design and the other on social science and policy.  The course is
> >called "Organizations and Technology" and the description is quite
> >broad. I am looking to revamp the class, most likely with a focus on
> >industry developments and the ways in which various orgs are
> >incorporating/capitalizing on "web 2.0" features.
> >
> >Any suggestions re: readings? Some I am already evaluating: Nicholas
> >Carr's "Does IT Matter," "Information Rules" (Shapiro and Varian),
> >"Long Tail" (Anderson), and "Wikinomics" (Tapscott and Williams).
> >Article suggestions are welcome as well.
> >
> >Thanks much in advance!
> >
> >Nicole
> >
> >
> >
> >  * * *
> >Nicole Ellison, PhD
> >nellison at msu.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
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